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Giovani Lo Celso made his Tottenham Hotspur loan switch permanent in January for a fee totalling around £45 million. The Argentine has had a stop-start beginning to his Spurs career but has kicked on recently under the management of José Mourinho.

In his seven Premier League starts this year, the 24-year-old has been deployed as a right winger, a central midfielder in a double-pivot, a traditional No. 10 and an attack-supporting No. 8 in behind a false nine.

At Real Betis last season it was a similar story. Lo Celso was utilised all over the pitch, but most effectively as one of two No.10s in their 3-4-2-1 formation. Under Mourinho, the Argentine has only been used in this way from the start on one occasion; a 2-2 draw with Norwich City.

Straddled by adventurous wide options in Ryan Sessegnon, Son Heung-min, Steven Bergwijn, Lucas Moura and Serge Aurier, Lo Celso could act as an effective two-way midfield presence in a 3-4-2-1 at Spurs.

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Alongside Dele Alli in the other No. 10 role, who is more than happy to push up and support Harry Kane as a secondary striker, Lo Celso could patrol an advanced central position with four attacking options ahead of him.

Meanwhile, the likes of Harry Winks and Tanguy Ndombélé would add defensive ballast in behind Lo Celso, reducing the requirement for him to shuttle between both boxes.

Having said that, he is capable of doing so and his excellent defensive work-rate would help Spurs break up moves in the attacking third before they develop, similar to Norwich’s Emi Buendía.

In La Liga, Lo Celso was particularly adept at attacking half-spaces; an area of the pitch he could exploit a great deal more in a settled, advanced central role.